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pickpick[pɪk]'pick at sth 1.■to eat very small amounts of food because you are not hungry﹙因不饿而﹚小口地吃:She picked at her food for a while, then left the table.她吃了几小口东西就离开了餐桌。[OBJ]food,meal2.■to pull sth with your fingers several times﹙用手指反复地﹚揪，扯:She picked nervously at her skirt until she made a hole.她不安地抓弄着裙子，结果撕了个洞。[G]v+prep,pick sb/sth 'off3.■to shoot a person, an animal, a bird, an aircraft, etc. especially one of a group,after aiming carefully瞄准﹙目标﹚射击:One of our men was picked off by a sniper.狙击手射中了我们的一个人。4.■to choose the best people or things for your own use挑选﹙ 优秀人才或事物﹚ :The company continues to pick off the brightest young graduates.这家公司继续物色最优秀的年轻大学毕业生。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv,pick sth 'off; ,pick sth 'off sth 5.■to remove sth from sth with your fingernails or a tool﹙用指甲或工具﹚去除，剪除:She watered the plants and picked off the dead leaves.她浇了花草并摘掉了枯叶。[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+prep'pick on sb 6.■to treat sb badly or unfairly, especially repeatedly﹙一再对某人﹚刁难挑剔，找彆扭:You’re always picking on me! 你总是在跟我过不去！The manager was accused of picking on a member of the department.有人指责经理总刁难这个部门中的一名职员。It’s difficult being the younger sister — you always get picked on.当妹妹真难—动不动就受欺负。7.■(especially BrE)to choose sb for a task, especially an unpleasant one指定某人做﹙尤指苦差﹚:The teacher always picked on Tom to answer the difficult questions.老师总是点汤姆回答难题。8.■Pick on sb can be used in the passive. pick on sb 可用于被动语态:She was picked on by the other children at school.她在学校被别的孩子欺负了。[G]v+prep,pick sb/sth 'out 9.■to choose sb/sth from a number of people or things选择；挑选；选中:He picks out people from the audience to come up on stage.他叫一些听众到台上来。The brightest students were picked out for special training.最优秀的学生被选出来接受专门的培训。He picked out the most expensive suit in the shop.他选中了商店里最贵的一套西服。[synonym]select sb/sth (more formal)10.■to recognize sb/sth from among people or things认出；辨别出:Can you pick me out in this old school photo? 你能在这张旧学校照片中认出我来吗﹖The suspect was picked out at an identity parade.嫌疑犯在列队认人时被认出了。11.■to manage to see sb/sth看得见；能认出:We could just pick out a car in the distance.我们只能隐隐约约看见远处有一辆车。[synonym]make sb/sth out (more formal)12.■if a light, etc. picks sb/sth out it shines on sb/sth so that they/it are easier to see﹙灯光等﹚照在，照见；使容易看见:The car’s headlights picked out a road sign.汽车前灯照射在一块路标上。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv,pick sth 'out 13.■to discover or recognize sth after careful study﹙经仔细研究﹚找出，认识到:It was difficult to pick out the important points from the mass of facts.很难从这一大堆资料中理出要点。They were asked to pick out exactly what it was that made his style so distinctive.他们被问到到底是什么使他的风格如此鲜明。14.■if you pick out a tune on a musical instrument,you play a tune that you have heard or made up slowly, note by note, without using written music﹙不用乐谱﹚慢慢弹奏出﹙乐曲﹚:Buddie was picking out a simple tune on his guitar.巴迪在吉他上慢慢弹出了一支简单的曲子。[OBJ]melody,tune 15.■usually be ,picked 'out (BrE)to paint, draw or write sth in such a way that it is very easy to see, especially by using a colour that is different from the background﹙用对比色﹚醒目地画﹙或写﹚:The details of the flowers were picked out in blue and gold.花的纹理用蓝色和金黄色勾画得很鲜艳。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv,pick sth 'over 16.■(also ,pick 'through sth less frequent)to look carefully at a group of things,choosing what you want and rejecting anything you do not want用心挑选；筛选:He picked over the apples, checking for bad ones.他仔细挑选苹果，把坏的捡出去。Bargain hunters picked over a pile of sale items.专捡便宜货的人在一堆廉价货中挑来捡去。17.■(especially BrE) to examine or analyse sth carefully仔细审查；认真分析:We spent the meeting picking over last month’s results.我们开会详细研究了上个月的成绩。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+pron+adv,pick 'up 18.■to become better; to improve改善；好转:The market always picks up in the spring.市面总是在春季好转。The game started very slowly but picked up in the second half.比赛开始时进行缓慢，但在下半场越来越激烈。We’re waiting until the weather picks up a bit.我们等天气有所好转再说。19.■if the wind picks up, it starts to blow more strongly﹙风﹚变大，增强:The wind seems to be picking up.风似乎越颳越大。20.■to start again; to continue重新开始；继续:The new series picks up where the old one left off .播放的新系列节目接续上一系列。see also PICK STH UP 10 21.■if your speed picks up, you start to go faster加速；提高﹙速度﹚:After the first mile (= }in a race&b{) I started to feel stronger and my speed picked up.跑了第一英里后我觉得有劲头了， 于是加快速度。see also PICK UP SPEED/MOMENTUM at PICK STH UP22.■if a bus, etc.picks up somewhere, it stops there to allow passengers to get on﹙公共汽车等﹚让人乘车，搭载:The bus picks up outside the Post Office.公共汽车在邮局外停下让乘客上车。see also PICK SB UP 323.■(informal, especially AmE)to collect things that have been dropped or left on the ground and put them away收拾； 整理:I shouldn’t have to pick up after you! 凭啥我要跟在你后面收拾东西！see also PICK STH UP 12[G]v+adv'pickup n 24.■an improvement改进；好转；改善:There are no signs of a pickup in consumer spending.没有迹象显示消费开支会增长。25.■(AmE) the ability of a vehicle to increase its speed﹙车辆的﹚加速性能see also PICKUP at PICK SB UP;PICKUP at PICK STH UP,pick sb 'up 26.■to take hold of and lift sb举起，抱起﹙某人﹚:I always pick the baby up when she cries.孩子一哭我就把她抱起来。see also PICK STH UP 127.■to go to sb’s home or a place you have arranged and take them somewhere in your car开车接人:I’ll pick you up at seven o’clock.我七点钟来接你。He picked up a hitch-hiker.他带上了一名沿路搭车的人。I went to pick her up from the airport.我开车去机场接她了。28.■[NOTE]Pick sb up is used much more often than collect sb in spoken English.在英语口语中，pick sb up 比collect sb 常用得多。29.■,pick 'up sb, ,pick him,her,them,etc. 'up if a bus, etc. picks up sb,it stops and allows them to get on﹙公共汽车等﹚让人乘车，搭载:The bus stopped to pick up some passengers.公共汽车停下让乘客上车。30.■[NOTE] A noun must always follow up, but a pronoun comes between the verb and up .名词必须放在up 之后，但代词放在动词和up 之间。see also PICK UP 531.■to rescue sb, for example from the sea﹙ 从海里等﹚ 营救， 搭救:Lifeboats picked up all the survivors.救生艇救起了所有的幸存者。32.■to arrest sb; to take sb somewhere in order to question them逮捕；拘押﹙问话﹚:She was picked up by the police as she was leaving her hotel.她正要离开旅馆时被警察逮住了。33.■(informal)to start talking to sb you do not know, because you want to have a sexual relationship with them﹙猥亵地与生人﹚搭讪，勾搭:He picked her up at a club.他是在俱乐部勾搭上她的。34.■if sth picks you up, it makes you feel better使感觉舒服；提神:A cup of tea will soon pick you up.喝杯茶你就会清醒的。see also PICK YOURSELF UP[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n 3 v+adv+n ◆ v+pron+adv'pick-me-up n 35.■(informal) something that makes you feel better or happier, etc.提神之物；振奋精神的事物:The country air was the perfect pick-me-up.乡下的空气让人神清气爽。'pickup n 36.■an occasion when sb gets in a car, on a bus, etc. to be taken to another place搭车；搭载:The coach driver made several pickups before heading for the airport.长途汽车开往飞机场之前，司机停了几次搭载乘客。a pickup point 搭车地点37.■(informal) a situation in which sb is trying to start a sexual relationship with a person they do not know; the person they are trying to start a sexual relationship with﹙与陌生人的﹚调情；偶然结识的调情者:Nothing ever came of his pickups.他的调情从来都没有结果。see also PICKUP at PICK UP;PICKUP at PICK STH UP,pick sth 'up 38.■to take hold of and lift sth拿起；提起；举起:I picked up your bag by mistake.我错拿了你的包。Pick your coat up off the floor! 把你的外衣从地板上捡起来！Pick up (=}answer the phone&b{) if you’re there,Tom! 汤姆，你要是在那儿就接电话吧！see also PICK SB UP 139.■to obtain or collect sth拿到；取回:We can pick up the tickets an hour before the show starts.我们可以在演出开始前一小时取票。40.■to learn a language, a skill, etc., or to get information,without making an effort轻松学会﹙语言、技能等﹚；得到，弄到﹙消息﹚:She picks up languages really easily.她学习语言确实很轻松。I showed her how to use the software and she picked it up quickly.我向她展示如何使用这个软件，她很快便掌握了。I picked up lots of tips on home entertainment from the magazine.我从杂志上找到很多有关家庭娱乐的小窍门。She picked up the idea for the novel from a news story.她那部小说的灵感来自一则新闻。[OBJ]languages,French,tips,etc. 41.■to get or obtain sth得；感染；得到:He picked up a virus at school.他在学校染上了病毒。The children have picked up the local accent.孩子们习惯了当地口音。[OBJ]cold,habits 42.■to identify or recognize sth辨认；识别出:The early signs of the disease were not picked up.早期病徵没有被察觉到。[OBJ]signs[synonym]detect sth 43.■if a machine picks sth up, it receives a sound, a signal or a picture接收﹙声音、信号、图像等﹚:The microphone picks up every sound.麦克风收进所有的声音。Signals from the satellite are picked up at ground stations.地面站接收宪星发回的信号。We were able to pick up the BBC World Service.我们能收到英国广播公司国际广播节目。44.■to buy sth, especially cheaply or by good luck﹙廉价或幸运地﹚买到:He picked up some amazing bargains in the sales.他在减价期间买了些很不错的便宜货。You can pick up a second-hand bike for about ￡60.你花60 英镑就能买到一辆二手摩托。[OBJ]bargain 45.■to win a prize or an award得奖:The movie picked up several Oscars.这部电影获得几项奥斯卡金像奖。[OBJ]award,cheque 46.■to find and follow a route, etc.追捬；跟捬:A police dog picked up his scent.一条警犭嗅到了他的气味。The French police picked up the trail and traced her to Lisle.法国警方发现了她的捬迹并跟捬到了莱尔。[OBJ]trail,scent 47.■to discuss something further; to return to a topic or theme and continue it继续讨论；回到﹙主题﹚:Can I pick up the point you made earlier? 可否允许我重提一下您前面提到的一点？We pick the story up again in London, five years later.五年之后，我们在伦敦再次提起了那件事。[OBJ]point,story see also PICK UP 348.■to manage to see or hear sth that is not very clear勉强看到﹙或听到﹚:I just picked up the sound of a car in the distance.我隐约听见远处一辆汽车的声音。49.■(especially AmE) to collect things that have been dropped or left on the ground and put them away收拾；拾起来:Will you pick up your toys now?把你的玩具收起来好吗？see also PICK UP 650.■(AmE)to tidy a room, etc. and put things away收拾房间:Pick up your room before you go out.你出去前把房间整理一下。[OBJ]room[synonym]tidy sth up (BrE),tidy sth (BrE)51.■(informal)if you pick up a bill for sth you pay it for sb else替人付﹙账﹚:We ended up picking up the bill.结果是我们付了账。[OBJ]bill,tab[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv 14 v+adv+n ◆ v+pron+adv ◆ v+n+adv (rare)pick up the 'pieces 52.■to return, or to help sb return, to a normal situation, particularly after a shock or a disaster﹙使﹚复原，恢复正常:He walked out on his family, leaving his wife to pick up the pieces.他离弃家人，留下妻子收拾残局。pick up 'speed/mo'mentum 53.■to go faster加速；加快:The bus picked up speed as it went down the hill.公共汽车下陡坡时加快了速度。 'pickup 54.■(also 'pickup truck) a light motor vehicle with low sides and no roof at the back,used for example, by farmers轻型小货车；皮卡货车55.■the part of a record player or musical instrument that changes electrical signals into sound, or sound into electrical signals拾音头；唱头；磁头see also PICKUP at PICK UP;PICKUP at PICK SB UP,pick yourself 'up 56.■to get to your feet, especially after a fall﹙跌倒后﹚站起，爬起:She picked herself up and stumbled on.她爬起来踉踉跄跄地继续走。(figurative) We have to pick ourselves up after yesterday’s defeat and start again.我们必须从昨天的失败中振作起来重新开始。see also PICK SB UP[G]v+pron+adv,pick 'up on sth 57.■to notice sth察觉；发现；注意到:He picked up on her feelings of unease.他意识到她的不安。Children soon pick up on tensions between their parents.父母关系紧张，孩子很快就察觉到。58.■to return to a point in order to talk about it in more detail回到﹙某课题等﹚；重提﹙要点等﹚:I’d like to pick up on Mr Finlay’s point.我想再谈一下芬利先生提到的那一点。[OBJ]point[G]v+adv+prep,pick sb 'up on sth (BrE)59.■to correct sth that sb has said or done指出﹙某人的﹚错误:If you make a mistake, he always picks you up on it.他总爱挑别人的毛病。[G]v+n/pron+adv+prep

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